Kerjasama PAS-UMNO, umpama pelanduk lupakan jerat...
Ahli Parlimen Bukit Bendera Zairil Khir Johari berkata, sebagai orang lama dalam kancah politik negara, Hadi seharusnya faham bahawa UMNO cuma lunak kepada PAS ketika mereka terdesak.
“Mengapa Hadi begitu terburu-buru untuk mewajibkan kerjasama dengan UMNO setelah acap kali dikhianati mereka?
“Apakah (isu) hudud ini sahaja yang dikira mampu menyelamatkan beliau dalam Muktamar akan datang, memandangkan tidak ada lagi kejayaan lain mampu disandarkan?
“Adalah amat malang bagi PAS dan rakyat Malaysia yang inginkan perubahan besar sekiranya kepimpinan parti hanya terdaya untuk bergantung kepada musuh politik bagi mengekalkan kepentingan mereka.
Zairil berkata demikian sebagai respon kepada kenyataan Hadi yang dilaporkan Mingguan Malaysia baru-baru ini bahawa PAS wajib berunding dengan UMNO demi memastikan pelaksanaan hukum hudud di Kelantan.
Hadi juga mendakwa, pemimpin dan ahli PAS tidak sewajarnya mempersoalkan keikhlasan UMNO menyokong pelaksanaan hukum itu, khususnya apabila rang undang-undang persendirian berkaitan hudud dibentangkan di Dewan Rakyat kelak.
Zairil yang juga Penolong Setiausaha Publisiti DAP menegaskan, Hadi seharusnya maklum bagaimana UMNO telah menipu dan hampir melenyapkan PAS pada tahun 70-an melalui penyertaan mereka dalam kerajaan campuran UG pertama iaitu Barisan Nasional.
Jelasnya, ekoran pembentukan gabungan besar itu, UMNO-BN mendapat kejayaan besar pada Pilihanraya Umum (PRU) 1974, namun jasa PAS dibayar tiga tahun kemudian apabila mereka disingkirkan melalui helah ‘darurat’ di Kelantan.
“Akibatnya, PAS bukan saja kehilangan Kelantan, malah hampir terkorban apabila parti tersebut dilanda perpecahan dan krisis kepimpinan. Apakah peristiwa hitam ini sudah dilupai?
“Lebih penting lagi, apakah Hadi tidak mempersoalkan mengapa UMNO sanggup membantu PAS melaksanakan hudud di Kelantan, sedangkan mereka langsung tidak menunjukkan minat dan membentangkannya di negeri yang mereka kuasai dengan majoriti dua pertiga?
“Presiden UMNO (Datuk Seri Najib Razak) sendiri terus mengelak daripada menyatakan pendiriannya berkenaan hudud, sementara terdapat menteri UMNO yang terang-terang menolak pelaksanaan hukum tersebut,” tegasnya. – Roketkini
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PM has UMNO's support, how about the rakyat's...
Speaking to Berita Daily, Tian Chua said that the flocks of support that Najib received from his party did not tantamount to the public support.
The outspoken PKR vice president said that the series of support shown towards Najib was just a cover up for the crisis that Najib was facing.
“It’s not a question if Najib has the support of Umno or not but it’s a question whether the rakyat is with him. What he did (meeting with Umno wings) have nothing to do with the scenario on the ground right now.
“The more support meeting he holds, it shows the depth of the crisis that he is facing. If he feels that the supports are there for him, there is no need for Najib to meet with all the Umno wings,” Tian Chua said.
According to Tian Chua, Najib’s reaction in holding a pre-recorded television interview with TV3 last Thursday also portrayed that he prioritised Umno support rather than the public.
“We have brought the matter up long time ago, the Scorpene submarine deals, Altantuya Shaariibuu murder, the involvement of police commando Sirul Azhar Umar and Azilah Hadri...we have fought for them previously.
“But within weeks of former Umno president and prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad raising these questions in his blog, Najib suddenly answered in the television interview,” he said.
Meanwhile, PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu said that it was norm for political party wings to demonstrate their support for their embattled leader.
“When a leader faces problems, it’s normal for the party wings to stand behind the leader. That is normal. If they decided to go against the leader, then it looks strange,” said Mohamad, better known as Mat Sabu.
Sharing Mat Sabu sentiment, PKR’s Sungai Petani MP Johari Abdul said that when the party president calls for a meeting, party members will attend it.
“However, during the meeting with Umno division leaders, there are also those who did not attend so it shows there is a rejection (towards Najib).
“When the president faces rejection from the divisions itself then it shows something is wrong,” Johari said.
Johari stressed that it was alarming that only a handful of Umno leaders defended Najib when Mahathir started to openly attack him.
“This is different when Anwar Ibrahim was attacked and sacked by Umno by Mahathir in 1998. During that time, waves of rakyat can be seen on the streets,” said Johari, recalling his time in Umno.
Johari also stressed that Mahathir was still influential to oust Najib from Umno.
Tian Chua meanwhile added that the parade of support made public was just part of Umno’s game plan to show that the party was united.
“The party members can support Najib all the way, but like Mahathir said, Umno and Barisan Nasional will lose in the next general election should Najib remain in power,” he said.
Yesterday evening, Najib held a meeting with Umno Youth where at the end of the meeting, the party youth members hoisted Najib on their shoulders while shouting support for him.
Previously Najib had a similar meeting with Wanita Umno leader Shahrizat Abdul Jalil expressing undivided loyalty for Najib.
Najib is also expected to meet Puteri Umno today and they too are expected to announce their loyalty to the prime minister and Umno president.- beritadaily
Jho Low: They blamed it on the boozing Chinaman...
Frustrated for coming under fire, businessman Jho
Low has accused certain quarters in Umno of playing the racial card to
create the impression that the "Chinaman stole the money and blew it on
alcohol".
In an interview with business monthly Euromoney, Jho Low said detractors have painted him as the main person in transforming the Terrengganu Investment Authority (TIA) into 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
In an interview with business monthly Euromoney, Jho Low said detractors have painted him as the main person in transforming the Terrengganu Investment Authority (TIA) into 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
He pointed out that five other TIA board members and advisers, such as
Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Boston Consulting and McKinsey, were free from
scrutiny.
Low lamented that his partying and links with Hollywood have also been exploited by critics.
"I made money and I spent it, and it's: 'Oh, he must've made it from TIA/1MDB.' I mean, that's basically the accusation."And because there are all these pictures of me and Paris Hilton drinking and all that, then you play to the bumiputra card: 'Oh, the Chinaman stole all the money and blew it all on alcohol.'
"And then I'm just like, I must be the dumbest person ever, if I really made money off the government and then to blow it like there is no tomorrow, it's like about the dumbest thing you can do," Low added.
'I know stepson well'
When Euromoney pointed to Low that he is often consulted by prospective investors in 1MDB, the latter said this was due to his knowledge of Middle Eastern business, particularly in Abu Dhabi.
On his ties with Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s family, Low said he has been friends with Najib's stepson Riza Aziz (centre in photo) for 16 years and this was being used against him."I mean, I know the stepson well, but I'm not sure I would agree that I'm the wife's (Rosmah Mansor) best friend," he added.
In the interview, Low had also remarked "those Umno guys are spin masters", prompting Umno Youth Khairy Jamaluddin to call for a probe on the businessman.
The businessman said although 1MDB had sought his advice on certain matters, he had never profited from it and has no official role in the firm.
He claimed that his only links with the company was that he had helped set up TIA - 1MDB's predecessor.- mk
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